REMINDER: We plan to taking Tom's ashes to his final resting place at his favorite dive spot this Saturday, September 22.

We'll gather at 9AM at Veterans Park in Redondo where Tom frequently taught. (Tom would probably be appalled we weren't starting at 6AM.) There will be a short Catholic blessing and then, for those interested, we'll do a single-tank dive in Tom's memory down to about 80-feet in the Redondo Canyon. You are welcome to attend and not dive or join us for the dive. If the latter, please let me know via e-mail (kenkurtis@aol.com) as I'll be planning out the dive logistics. (You'll also need to provide all of your own gear.) If you have questions, call me at 310/652-4990.

Tom taught diving for something like 40 years and touched a lot of people over that time. So whether you were one of his students, or dove with him, or just knew of him, feel free to come join us to pay last respects and give him a fitting send-off.

- Ken